Legislative Updates

Secretary Spellings Announces NCLB Regulations (04/22/2008)
House and Senate Leaders Send “Dear Colleague” Letters in Support of CTE (03/14/2008)
House and Senate Committees Mark-Up FY 2009 Budget (03/06/2008)
Bush FY 2009 Budget Proposes Elimination of CTE (02/04/2008)
Bush Signs Appropriations Bill; Congressman Peterson to Retire (01/15/2008)

Congress to Consider FY 2008 Appropriations Containing 1.747% Across-the-Board Cut (12/17/2007)
Override of President Bush’s Veto on FY 2008 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Bill Fails (11/16/2007)
President Bush Vetoes FY 2008 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Bill (11/13/2007)
FY 2008 Labor, HHS, and Education Conference Report Finalized; Includes $25 Million Increase for CTE (11/01/2007)
Senate Passes Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations; No Vote Taken on Smith-Casey Amendment (10/23/2007)
Senate Scheduled to Vote on Appropriations Bill; Senators Smith and Casey to Propose CTE Amendment (10/18/2007)
House Releases NCLB Discussion Draft; Congress Finalizes HEA Budget Reconciliation (09/07/2007)
House Appropriations Committee Approves $25M Increase to Perkins (07/11/2007)
Senate Subcommittee Marks Up FY08 Labor, HHS, Education Approriations Bill (06/20/2007)
House Subcommittee Marks Up FY 2008 Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Bills (06/12/2007)
House and Senate Conferees Agree on FY 2008 Budget Resolution (05/17/2007)
Congress Moving on WIA and HEA (05/09/2007)
Reps. Baird and English Send Letter Supporting CTE Funding (04/25/2007)
Final State Plan Guide Released; New NCES Website on CTE (03/13/2007)
Senate Passes Year-Long Continuing Resolution for FY2007 Appropriations (02/15/2007)
President Unveils FY08 Budget (02/05/2007)
President Bush’s Proposal Allows States and Locals to Transfer Perkins Funds for NCLB Activities (01/25/2007)
President Bush Delivers State of the Union Address, Unveils Priorities for No Child Left Behind (01/24/2007)
NCLB Celebrates Fifth Anniversary; Congress Moves on "100 Hour" Plan (01/19/2007)

OVAE Releases Second Version of State Plan Guide (12/15/2006)
Miller Announces Priorities; Democrats Announce Committee Assignments (12/14/2006)
Democrats Plan Long-Term Continuing Resolution (12/12/2006)
Congress Passes Appropriations Continuing Resolution (12/11/2006)
Leadership and Committee Announcements (11/17/2006)
Elections Update (11/09/2006)
Department of Education Reverses Course on HOUSSE Policy; OVAE Solicits Comments on State Plans (10/11/2006)
Department of Education Unveils Report on Higher Ed; Higher Education Act Extended (09/29/2006)
Congress Passes Continuing Resolution for Labor/HHS/Education Funding (09/27/2006)
President Bush Signs Perkins Into Law (08/15/2006)
House Approves Perkins Conference Report (07/31/2006)
Senate Approves Perkins Conference Report (07/27/2006)
Highlights of the 2006 Perkins Reauthorization (07/26/2006)
Senate Appropriations Committee Approves FY07 Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Bill (07/21/2006)
Conference Committee Unanimously Approves Perkins (07/20/2006)
Senate Subcommittee Marks Up FY07 Labor, HHS, Education Approriations Bill (07/18/2006)
House Names Perkins Conferees (07/12/2006)
New Federal Student Grant Program Announced (07/10/2006)
No Child Left Behind Hearing: Disaggregating Student Achievement by Subgroups to Ensure All Students Are Learning (06/14/2006)
House Subcommittee Marks Up FY07 Labor, HHS, Education Approriations Bill (06/07/2006)
House Passes 07 Budget (05/18/2006)
House to Vote on FY07 Budget (04/05/2006)
Budget Vs. Appropriations Process (03/21/2006)
Department Of Education Testifies Before Congress (03/09/2006)
New Chairman for House Education & the Workforce Committee (02/17/2006)
President Unveils FY07 Budget– Eliminates Perkins (02/06/2006)
House GOP Elects Boehner to be Majority Leader (02/02/2006)
President Proposes New Education Initiative (02/01/2006)

WIA Moves In Senate (12/13/2005)
Year End Legislative Wrap Up (12/03/2005)
Perkins Unlikely in 2005; Congress Close to Passing Education Appropriations Bill (11/17/2005)
Funding Update: Senate Does Not Restore Funding for Section 118 (10/28/2005)
Education Cuts Proposed in Response to Hurricane Aid (10/11/2005)
Legislative Update (09/09/2005)
Dept. of Ed Releases More Guidance for NCLB (08/18/2005)
House Committee Passes HEA (07/28/2005)
Senate Appropriations Committee Funds Perkins; NAEP Releases the Nation's Report Card (07/15/2005)
House Votes to Fund Perkins (06/27/2005)
House Appropriations Restores Perkins Funding (06/21/2005)
House Votes Overwhelming to Reauthorize Perkins (05/04/2005)
Your Help is Needed - Oppose WIA Plus! (04/13/2005)
Senate Votes 99 – 0 to Reauthorize Perkins (03/10/2005)
Perkins Reauthorization Takes Two Steps Closer to Final Approval; Senate Help Committee Unanimously Approves S. 250 (03/09/2005)
House Passes WIA Reauthorization Bill (03/03/2005)
WIA Marked Up and Passed Out of Full Committee (02/22/2005)
House Hearing on Perkins Reauthorization; Three State Directors Testify; Committee Members Express Strong Support For CTE (02/15/2005)
Perkins Reauthorization Bill Introduced in Senate (02/02/2005)
Perkins Reauthorization Bill Introduced In House (01/26/2005)
Senate Introduces WIA/Adult Ed Reauthorization Bill (01/25/2005)
President Bush Announces High School Initiative That Includes Block Grant for CTE (01/14/2005)
Spellings Moves Forward as Next Secretary of Education (01/06/2005)
Congress Begins Work; House Introduces WIA Reauthorization Bill (01/04/2005)